Art of Trees and Forests

Art, eco-activism and trees/plants. This collection of links was built up through a project called Beuysterous - promoting art & creative activism for trees & forests, inspired by Joseph Beuys with his 7,000 Oaks project. https://beuysterous.wordpress.com/
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Report reveals comparative lack of protection for trees of cultural significance in comparison to other countries 
Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery | Trees and forests | The Guardian
As The Forest Answers: Reimagining our relationships with forests though language | by Falay Transition Design | Collective Imagination Practice | Medium

About trees

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‘Planting a tree is hope in action’: the people regenerating urban habitats and growing community | Australia news | The Guardian
Teaching My Child to Love a Dying World - The New York Times
Planting trees for future generations and protecting the last ancient forests with the help of music and arts.

Acts of Tree Kindness

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Alexis Bamforth | Ash
The Art Station is delighted to present two immersive digital installations by artists Henry Driver and Emily Richardson in collaboration with First Light Festival at their new venue, The Battery of Ideas, in Lowestoft.
Alexis Bamforth | Tree Drag

Artists and exhibitions

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Ghosts of the landscape: how folklore and songs are key to rewilding Finland’s reindeer | Environment | The Guardian

Books, stories and articles

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OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer
In Kalimantan and Sumatra, fires consumed over 21,000sq. km of forest and farmland in 2015. Combining fieldwork with satellite image analysis, we established that drainage and ‘monocropping’ by agricultural corporations were direct causes, supporting calls for recognition of a new crime: ecocide.
Meet the plants.

Creative ecology ideas

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The Hunters and The Hunted | Forestry England
The Hunters and The Hunted | Forestry England

Community sites & projects

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Reused spades making a pine cone sculpture by Patrick Plourde

Made from wood/trees

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Capturing Climate Change - The Australian Museum
Tree Leaves Made of Stitched and Knotted Human Hair | Jenine Sherios

Memorial for Lost Trees

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Photographs of rainforests dissolving in acid strike a beautiful note of warning | Aeon Videos

Moving image & film

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Crystal brains and witches' butter: discover the fabulous world of fungi | Fungi | The Guardian

Mychorrizae/Mycelium

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Evolving the Forest • Festival 2023 | art.earth
Mustarinda

Play, events and learning in forests

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Cubbington Woods – Nature on the line
Last of the large trees: a day at the Errinundra forest blockade | Environmental activism | The Guardian

Protest

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